ESPN 2023 College Football Power Rankings after Week 4 - ESPN

There was bound to be a shakeup in the Power Rankings with eight games featuring teams that were 3-0 or better (Notre Dame was 4-0) entering Week 4.

One of those highly anticipated matchups ended up a blowout as Oregon made a statement in its 42-6 rout of Deion Sanders' upstart Colorado Buffaloes. Another became an instant classic when Ohio State scored in the final seconds to edge Notre Dame 17-14.

Also out West, Washington continues to impress. Among the rest of the top 10, Florida State took overtime to beat Clemson and remain unbeaten while Georgia, Michigan, Texas and Penn State all won handily.

Here's a look at how those outcomes affected the Power Rankings after Week 4.

It took four games, but All-American tight end Brock Bowers broke the 100-yard receiving mark and notched his first receiving touchdown this season during a convincing win against UAB. Quarterback Carson Beck might have had his best game, too, scoring four total touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) while not committing any turnovers. The only area coach Kirby Smart will likely point to as needing improvement is ball security after the team committed three fumbles, losing two. Against a non-conference Group of 5 opponent, you can survive that kind of carelessness. Against an SEC opponent, maybe not. — Alex Scarborough

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The Seminoles found a way to beat ACC nemesis Clemson for the first time since 2014, though it was not easy and it was not pretty at times. Jordan Travis threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Keon Coleman in overtime, giving the Seminoles a 31-24 victory and perhaps signaling a changing of the guard in the ACC. But the offense was stagnant at times, thanks to an inability to run the ball or make